Gerald Halpin
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3964255 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Gerald Halpin |
| PRENOMES | Gerald |
| SOBRENOME | Halpin |
| ASSINATURA | HALPIN G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Auburn University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1973 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2000 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
A Promising Prospect for Minority Retention
The study examined academic and interpersonal growth of peer mentors (N = 19) by analyzing comments in journals written during mentors' first quarter of tutoring and mentoring within a minority engineering program at a large land-grant university in Southeast. Although intent of program was to improve retention rates for participants, mentors experienced both academic and interpersonal growth. In addition, preliminary data regarding grades and re…
Psychometric Effects of Altering the Ceiling Criterion on the Passage Comprehension Test of the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Batftery-Revised
The Passage Comprehension Test of the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised (WJ-R) was administered to 77 elementary and middle school students and was scored according to ceiling criteria contained in the test manual (i.e., six consecutive errors). The protocols were then rescored using the following ceiling criteria: (a) five consecutive errors, (b) five errors in six consecutive responses, and (c) five errors in seven consecutive…
Psychometric Effects of Altering the Ceiling Criterion on the Passage Comprehension Test of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised
The Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised was administered to 59 adolescent subjects. For each subject, the Passage Comprehension test was scored using the ceiling criterion recommended in the test manual (i.e., six consecutive errors ending with the last item on a test page). The Passage Comprehension test was then rescored using three alternate ceiling criteria: (a) five consecutive errors, (b) five errors in six consecutive responses and (c) …
Relationship of Drug Use to Involvement in School, Home, and Community Activities
All 7th, 9th, and 11th grade students in 129 school districts responded to a 466-variable survey that primarily assessed drug use but also contained questions about involvement in various activities. Meaningful relationships were obtained between students' involvement in school, family, and church activities and reported use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Factors reflecting the extent of parental supervision were also related to the reported…
An Investigation of Racial Bias in the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised
Step-down hierarchical multiple regression procedures were employed to investigate whether or not the PPVT-R is racially biased in predicting the scores of white and black subjects on the WISC-R for 75 adolescent subjects. The multiple regression equation slopes for blacks and whites were not significantly different, but intercepts for blacks and whites were significantly different. The results indicate that the PPVT-R is valid for blacks and whi…
Attributions for Blame and Responsibility Among Female Incest Victims
Attributions concerning blame and responsibility for incest were assessed prior to therapy among 40 female victims. Also, relationships between causal attributions and emotional distress were investigated. Assessments of blame as attributed to “offender”, “victim”, “society”, and “situation” were obtained and correlated with measures of anxiety, depression, and hostility. Beliefs about responsibility for resolution of the incest problem were asse…
The Adult Career Concerns Inventory
The validity and reliability of the Adult Career Concerns Inventory were explored based on data provided by 104 graduate nursing students
The Effects of Altering the Ceiling Criterion on the Passage Comprehension Test of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests
Forty adolescent subjects were administered the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests. The Passage Comprehension Test for each subject was rescored using three different ceiling criteria: (a) five errors in six consecutive responses, (b) five errors in seven consecutive responses and (c) three consecutive errors. The three scoring methods were found to be equivalent to the scoring method recommended in the Woodcock Manual in terms of internal consistenc…
An Analysis of the Reliability and Validity of Procedures for Setting Minimum Competency Standards
Pass/fail decisions for all two-method combinations of 10 standard-setting procedures were analyzed. The most reliable or equivalent methods were the practitioners—borderline group, Ebel—contrasting groups, and 33rd percentile—Angoff approaches. The least reliable or equivalent were the chance/ideal mean—masters group and Nedelsky—masters group approaches. The most valid of the 10 methods, as evidenced by correlations with an external criterion, …
Factors Related to Adolescents' Level of Aspiration
Effects of success, failure, and a monetary payoff on the level of aspiration of American Indian and white adolescents were studied. Race, sex, grade, self-esteem, and locus of control were considered as potential mediating variables. A significant decrease in level of aspiration followed failure; the effect was more pronounced at the junior high level. Success led to a higher level of aspiration for adolescents with low self-esteem as did a mone…
Minimum Competency Standards Set by Three Divergent Groups of Raters Using Three Judgmental Procedures
The Ebel, Nedelsky, and Angoff approaches to standard setting were utilized to determine cut-off scores on the Missouri College English Test for admission to teacher education at a large university by three groups that, themselves, were at different levels with regard to the competencies being measured. Even though significantly different cut-off scores resulted with the use of the different methods, more nearly comparable standards were achieved…
Relationship of Social Desirability, Age, and Sex with Task Persistence and Contingent Self-Reinforcement
The bivariate and multviariate relationships between social desirability, age, and sex with persistence time, task accomplishment, and contingent self-reinforcement were investigated. Subjects were 45 middle-class preschool children, 46 to 77 mo. old. Their socially desirable response tendency was assessed, and measures of their task completion and self-reward were obtained. Social desirability, age, and sex of child were nonsignificantly related…
Relative Effectiveness of the California Achievement Tests in Comparison With the Act Assessment, College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test, and High School Grade Point Average in Predicting College Grad…
Studied was the relative effectiveness of the. California Achievement Tests (CAT), the ACT Assessment (Academic Tests) of the American College Testing Program (ACT), the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and high school grade point average (GPA) in predicting college freshman GPA. The incremental and differential incremental effectiveness of the CAT, ACT, and SAT in addition to high school GPA were also studied. Although high school G…
Locus of Control and Self-Esteem among American Indians and Whites
Compared in this study were the locus of control and self-esteem of American Indians ( n = 97) and whites ( n = 128). Contrary to previous research and theory, the two groups did not differ in locus of control as measured by the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire. However, they did differ in self-esteem as measured by the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. The whites reported a significantly more positive view of the self than …
Incremental Validity of the Act Test Battery for Predicting Success in a School of Nursing Over a 10-Year Period
The incremental effectiveness of the American College Testing Program Examination (ACT) was studied along with the effectiveness of the ACT alone and of high school grade-point average alone in predicting differential success in a three-year nurses' training program for 199 students over a 10-year period. Both high school grade-point average and ACT scores alone and combined were significantly related to first-, second-, and third-year grade-poin…
Relationships Between Creative Thinking Abilities and a Measure of the Creative Personality
Persons with creative abilities might be expected to have creative personality characteristics. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationships between a creative personality measure, What Kind of Person Are You? Test, and three verbal and four figural creative ability measures derived from the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. The subjects were 65 males and 164 female undergraduates enrolled in the introductory course in educatio…
Biographical Factors Related to Academic Achievement
Biographical factors related to academic achievement in college were identified. Academic achievement in high school was positively related to both grade in educational psychology class and college grade-point average for females and to college grade-point average for males. For women, popularity with the opposite sex was negatively related to college grade-point average. For men, parental warmth was negatively related to college grade-point aver…
Effects of blindness on creative thinking abilities of children
A Promising Prospect for Minority Retention
The study examined academic and interpersonal growth of peer mentors (N = 19) by analyzing comments in journals written during mentors' first quarter of tutoring and mentoring within a minority engineering program at a large land-grant university in Southeast. Although intent of program was to improve retention rates for participants, mentors experienced both academic and interpersonal growth. In addition, preliminary data regarding grades and re…
Biographical Factors Related to Academic Achievement
Biographical factors related to academic achievement in college were identified. Academic achievement in high school was positively related to both grade in educational psychology class and college grade-point average for females and to college grade-point average for males. For women, popularity with the opposite sex was negatively related to college grade-point average. For men, parental warmth was negatively related to college grade-point aver…
Effects of blindness on creative thinking abilities of children
Relationships Between Creative Thinking Abilities and a Measure of the Creative Personality
Persons with creative abilities might be expected to have creative personality characteristics. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationships between a creative personality measure, What Kind of Person Are You? Test, and three verbal and four figural creative ability measures derived from the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. The subjects were 65 males and 164 female undergraduates enrolled in the introductory course in educatio…
Incremental Validity of the Act Test Battery for Predicting Success in a School of Nursing Over a 10-Year Period
The incremental effectiveness of the American College Testing Program Examination (ACT) was studied along with the effectiveness of the ACT alone and of high school grade-point average alone in predicting differential success in a three-year nurses' training program for 199 students over a 10-year period. Both high school grade-point average and ACT scores alone and combined were significantly related to first-, second-, and third-year grade-poin…
Relative Effectiveness of the California Achievement Tests in Comparison With the Act Assessment, College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test, and High School Grade Point Average in Predicting College Grad…
Studied was the relative effectiveness of the. California Achievement Tests (CAT), the ACT Assessment (Academic Tests) of the American College Testing Program (ACT), the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), and high school grade point average (GPA) in predicting college freshman GPA. The incremental and differential incremental effectiveness of the CAT, ACT, and SAT in addition to high school GPA were also studied. Although high school G…
Locus of Control and Self-Esteem among American Indians and Whites
Compared in this study were the locus of control and self-esteem of American Indians ( n = 97) and whites ( n = 128). Contrary to previous research and theory, the two groups did not differ in locus of control as measured by the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire. However, they did differ in self-esteem as measured by the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. The whites reported a significantly more positive view of the self than …
Relationship of Social Desirability, Age, and Sex with Task Persistence and Contingent Self-Reinforcement
The bivariate and multviariate relationships between social desirability, age, and sex with persistence time, task accomplishment, and contingent self-reinforcement were investigated. Subjects were 45 middle-class preschool children, 46 to 77 mo. old. Their socially desirable response tendency was assessed, and measures of their task completion and self-reward were obtained. Social desirability, age, and sex of child were nonsignificantly related…
Minimum Competency Standards Set by Three Divergent Groups of Raters Using Three Judgmental Procedures
The Ebel, Nedelsky, and Angoff approaches to standard setting were utilized to determine cut-off scores on the Missouri College English Test for admission to teacher education at a large university by three groups that, themselves, were at different levels with regard to the competencies being measured. Even though significantly different cut-off scores resulted with the use of the different methods, more nearly comparable standards were achieved…
Factors Related to Adolescents' Level of Aspiration
Effects of success, failure, and a monetary payoff on the level of aspiration of American Indian and white adolescents were studied. Race, sex, grade, self-esteem, and locus of control were considered as potential mediating variables. A significant decrease in level of aspiration followed failure; the effect was more pronounced at the junior high level. Success led to a higher level of aspiration for adolescents with low self-esteem as did a mone…
The Effects of Altering the Ceiling Criterion on the Passage Comprehension Test of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests
Forty adolescent subjects were administered the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests. The Passage Comprehension Test for each subject was rescored using three different ceiling criteria: (a) five errors in six consecutive responses, (b) five errors in seven consecutive responses and (c) three consecutive errors. The three scoring methods were found to be equivalent to the scoring method recommended in the Woodcock Manual in terms of internal consistenc…
An Analysis of the Reliability and Validity of Procedures for Setting Minimum Competency Standards
Pass/fail decisions for all two-method combinations of 10 standard-setting procedures were analyzed. The most reliable or equivalent methods were the practitioners—borderline group, Ebel—contrasting groups, and 33rd percentile—Angoff approaches. The least reliable or equivalent were the chance/ideal mean—masters group and Nedelsky—masters group approaches. The most valid of the 10 methods, as evidenced by correlations with an external criterion, …
An Investigation of Racial Bias in the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised
Step-down hierarchical multiple regression procedures were employed to investigate whether or not the PPVT-R is racially biased in predicting the scores of white and black subjects on the WISC-R for 75 adolescent subjects. The multiple regression equation slopes for blacks and whites were not significantly different, but intercepts for blacks and whites were significantly different. The results indicate that the PPVT-R is valid for blacks and whi…
Attributions for Blame and Responsibility Among Female Incest Victims
Attributions concerning blame and responsibility for incest were assessed prior to therapy among 40 female victims. Also, relationships between causal attributions and emotional distress were investigated. Assessments of blame as attributed to “offender”, “victim”, “society”, and “situation” were obtained and correlated with measures of anxiety, depression, and hostility. Beliefs about responsibility for resolution of the incest problem were asse…
The Adult Career Concerns Inventory
The validity and reliability of the Adult Career Concerns Inventory were explored based on data provided by 104 graduate nursing students
Psychometric Effects of Altering the Ceiling Criterion on the Passage Comprehension Test of the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised
The Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised was administered to 59 adolescent subjects. For each subject, the Passage Comprehension test was scored using the ceiling criterion recommended in the test manual (i.e., six consecutive errors ending with the last item on a test page). The Passage Comprehension test was then rescored using three alternate ceiling criteria: (a) five consecutive errors, (b) five errors in six consecutive responses and (c) …
Relationship of Drug Use to Involvement in School, Home, and Community Activities
All 7th, 9th, and 11th grade students in 129 school districts responded to a 466-variable survey that primarily assessed drug use but also contained questions about involvement in various activities. Meaningful relationships were obtained between students' involvement in school, family, and church activities and reported use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Factors reflecting the extent of parental supervision were also related to the reported…
Psychometric Effects of Altering the Ceiling Criterion on the Passage Comprehension Test of the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Batftery-Revised
The Passage Comprehension Test of the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised (WJ-R) was administered to 77 elementary and middle school students and was scored according to ceiling criteria contained in the test manual (i.e., six consecutive errors). The protocols were then rescored using the following ceiling criteria: (a) five consecutive errors, (b) five errors in six consecutive responses, and (c) five errors in seven consecutive…
A Promising Prospect for Minority Retention
The study examined academic and interpersonal growth of peer mentors (N = 19) by analyzing comments in journals written during mentors' first quarter of tutoring and mentoring within a minority engineering program at a large land-grant university in Southeast. Although intent of program was to improve retention rates for participants, mentors experienced both academic and interpersonal growth. In addition, preliminary data regarding grades and re…
Psychology (18 obras) · Developmental psychology (10 obras) · Mathematics (8 obras) · Social Psychology (8 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Statistics (7 obras) · Test (biology) (7 obras) · Clinical Psychology (6 obras) · Medicine (6 obras) · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (6 obras)